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Garry Kasparov's On My Great Predecessors (2) Games featured in Volume Two of Garry's Book 99 games, 1920-1973 Grandmaster Preparation - Endgame Play 93 games, 1960-2014 Grau, Tratado de Ajedrez, II La gran obra de Grau. 14 games, 1851-1933 Hold on to your Horses! The Fegatello Attack... From the famed Fried Liver Attack (1. d4, d5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5) to others; I am going to be alert but not altogether weary of entering into these setups; because maybe it puts a little bit of fun in a game; it would be fun if one actually coaxed an opponent into some of these situations; having either side. http://www.chesskids.com/level2/cl6... <--- Here is the Fried Liver attack and a good illustration; http://www.chesscentral.com/pickard... <--- Apparently a book is out on this topic. http://www.johnpratt.com/items/ches... <--- An illustration of what can go wrong! http://members.aol.com/manusfealy/c... <---- Yet, another fine page to peruse! http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail... <---- Dubbing it the "Chigorin Counter-Attack. This may be the similar Lolli Attack; 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 d5 5.exd5 Nxd5 6.d4! This collection is in it's infancy and I am not sure if I have it all straight yet. I am not sure if similar situations could rise in the Giuco Piano as well; however the notes in the Batsford Chess Openings edition, reprint 1987 reads on page 308: "White may ... plunge into a maelstrom of complications with 4. Ng5, when he must be ready to cope with the main lines stemming from 4. ... d5 as well as the obscurities of 4. ...Bc5!?, the Wilkes/Barre Variation. At present, these discussions are usually conducted in correspondence rather than over-the-board circles due to the intensely confusing positions that result. Theory (and there is a great deal of it available) has yet to reach a definite conclusion concerning these hair-raising lines." (pg. 308) I am so-so with artistic endeavors; but this is a bit like Dada and Marcel Duchamp's works to me. Update: Neil McDonald in his Concise Chess Openings suggests to play the Knight takes Pawn move; Now, I wouldn't be fearful to stray in these waters if ever confronted by this again; but it is something to be aware of. 5 games, 1978-1999 Hungarians are from Hungary, mostly Not to be confused with a hung jury in Gary, Indiana. The Hungarian Opening is a reversed Robatsch/Rat/Modern defense. White omits an early Nf3. Canadian Duncan Suttles is one of it's most steadfast users. David Norwood is another user. As far as I'm concerned, if White plays g3 and Bg2 w/out Nf3 anytime early on, it could be considered a TRANSPOSITION to the Hungarian Opening regardless of other pawn moves in the center. Any kingside fianchetto with a prompt Nf3 would fall under the English/Reti/Zukertort/King's Indian Attack/Catalan. This collection contains plenty of games that could transpose into the Hungarian Opening. Most games w/an immediate/early Pe4 have been removed. * Albin Planinc A00: http://www.chessgames.com/perl/ches... * Scotch Game fianchetto: Game Collection: scotch g3 Sidewalk playin': https://www.bing.com/videos/search?... * Wooly is the way of unorthodox play: Game Collection: woollybear's favorite games * A French Start: Game Collection: French Defense * Coo & Co1s: Game Collection: French Miscellaneous for Black Lichess has all the same basic offerings as Chess.com: a large community, many game types, tutorials, puzzles, and livestreams. The site has a simple appearance, and it seems built to get you where you want to go in as few clicks as possible. You can create an account, but if you’re not concerned with tracking your games and finding other players at your level, there’s no need to log in. Just fire up a new game, try some puzzles, or watch a chess streamer play three-minute games while listening to techno and chatting with the comments section. <Alireza Firouzja (Persian: علی‌رضا فیروزجا, Persian pronunciation: [æliːɾeˈzɑː fiːɾuːzˈdʒɑː]; born 18 June 2003) is an Iranian and French chess grandmaster. Firouzja is the youngest ever 2800-rated player, beating the previous record set by Magnus Carlsen by more than five months. A chess prodigy, Firouzja won the Iranian Chess Championship at age 12 and earned the Grandmaster title at 14. At 16, Firouzja became the second youngest 2700-rated player and won a silver medal at the 2019 World Rapid Chess Championship. In November 2021, at 18, he won the FIDE Grand Swiss tournament and an individual gold medal at the European Team Chess Championship. He won a bronze medal at the 2021 World Blitz Chess Championship. In 2022, Firouzja won the Grand Chess Tour. Firouzja left the Iranian Chess Federation in 2019 because of the country's longstanding policy against competing with Israeli players.[4] He played under the FIDE flag until mid-2021, when he became a French citizen and began representing France, where he had already been living.> — Wikipedia Q: What do you call someone who draws funny pictures of cars? A: A car-toonist. Q: What do you call a magician on a plane? A: A flying sorcerer. Q: What do you call fruit playing the guitar? A: A jam session. Q: What do you call the shoes that all spies wear? A: Sneakers. Q: What do you call something you can serve, but never eat? A: A volleyball. Q: What did the alien say to the garden? A: Take me to your weeder. Q: What do you call a skeleton who went out in freezing temperatures? A: A numb skull. Q: What do you call a farm that grows bad jokes? A: Corny. The Two Friends Two friends, in Monomotapa, Had all their interests combined. Their friendship, faithful and refined, Our country can't exceed, do what it may. One night, when potent Sleep had laid All still within our planet's shade, One of the two gets up alarmed, Runs over to the other's palace, And hastily the servants rallies. His startled friend, quick armed, With purse and sword his comrade meets, And thus right kindly greets: "You seldom com'st at such an hour; I take you for a man of sounder mind Than to abuse the time for sleep designed. Have lost your purse, by Fortune's power? Here's mine. Have suffered insult, or a blow, I have here my sword – to avenge it let us go." "No," said his friend, "no need I feel Of either silver, gold, or steel; I thank you for your friendly zeal. In sleep I saw you rather sad, And thought the truth might be as bad. Unable to endure the fear, That cursed dream has brought me here." Which think you, reader, loved the most! If doubtful this, one truth may be proposed: There's nothing sweeter than a real friend: Not only is he prompt to lend – An angler delicate, he fishes The very deepest of your wishes, And spares your modesty the task His friendly aid to ask. A dream, a shadow, wakes his fear, When pointing at the object dear. <Here's a poem a father wrote: ODE TO CHESS Ten times I charged the grim, foreboding walls and was pitched into the pit of defeat. But, heedless of humiliating falls, I clambered bravely back onto my feet and charged again, again to be down thrust onto the scrap heap of people who lose onto the mound of mortifying dust whilst my opponent sat without a bruise upon his pedestal. We changed sides and fought again, but I was defeated whilst he with arrogant and haughty strides took the throne upon which I had been seated. Ha! Win or lose, it's how you play the game. But I would like to beat him just the same.> “Sometimes in life, and in chess, you must take one step back to take two steps forward.” — IM Levy Rozman, GothamChess So much, much, much better to be an incurable optimist than deceitful and untrustworthy. In 2016, a Michigan-based priest named Gerald Johnson suffered a heart attack. He says he had a near-death experience that sent him somewhere he never thought he’d visit: Hell. Johnson says that immediately after his heart attack in February 2016, his spirit left his physical body and went down to hell, entering through “the very center of the Earth.” Though he says “the things I saw there are indescribable,” he did his best. Johnson claims he saw a man walking on all fours like a dog and getting burned from head to toe: “His eyes were bulging and worse than that: He was wearing chains on his neck. He was like a hellhound. There was a demon holding the chains.” Drive sober or get pulled over. “For surely of all the drugs in the world, chess must be the most permanently pleasurable.” — Assiac Distracted driving is deadly too: https://www.nhtsa.gov/risky-driving... Driving iza mental activity, so put that damn cell phone away when UR behind the wheel!! Steinitz's Theory 1. At the beginning of the game, Black and White are equal. 2. The game will stay equal with correct play on both sides. 3. You can only win by your opponent's mistake. 4. Any attack launched in an equal position will not succeed, and the attacker will suffer. 5. You should not attack until an advantage is obtained. 6. When equal, do not seek to attack, but instead, try to secure an advantage. 7. Once you have an advantage, attack or you will lose it. “Only those who want everything done for them are bored.” — Billy Graham “My home is in Heaven. I'm just traveling through this world.” — Billy Graham * Riddle-zapapa-fiddi: https://www.briddles.com/riddles/ch... “Believe in yourself. Have faith in your abilities. Without humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers, you cannot be successful or happy.” ― Norman Vincent Peale “The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.” ― Martin Luther King Jr. “Always go to other people's funerals, otherwise they won't come to yours.” ― Yogi Berra, one of the greatest Yankees of all time St. Marher, 1225: "And te tide and te time þat tu iboren were, schal beon iblescet." woordyfuun: Z44 eza muddin' trolly monsterz lost thr way htchd a ride homlss need asstance so the kiddo red FredR's Tactics 4Begnrs, Complete CP book, Q&A book 1001 checkmates, Win 20 Moves or Less. Now informd kiddo prtty drn good plyr. “No one has ever won a game of chess by taking only forward moves (What about Scholar's Mate?). Sometimes you have to move backwards in order to be able to take better steps forward. That is life.” — Anonymous Drive sober or get pulled over. “For surely of all the drugs in the world, chess must be the most permanently pleasurable.” — Assiac “I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have.” ― Thomas Jefferson, chess player “The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.” ― Mahatma Gandhi According to Chessmetrics, Lasker was #1 for longer than anyone else in history: 292 different months between June 1890 and December 1926. That's a timespan of 36 1/2 years, in which Lasker was #1 for a total of 24 years and 4 months. Lasker was 55 years old when he won New York 1924. “The great thing about chess is it's a game for oneself. You don't work on what you can't control, you just work on yourself. And I think if more people did that, we'd all be a lot better off.” — Daniel Naroditsky You can't make bricks without straw You can't run with the hare and hunt with the hounds You can't take it with you [when you die] You can't teach an old dog new tricks You can't judge a book by its cover You can't win them all You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar You pays your money and you takes your choice You reap what you sow You win some, you lose some Youth is wasted on the young Psalm 107:1 Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; his love endures forever. “A God you understood would be less than yourself.” ― Flannery O'Connor Psalms 31:24 - Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the LORD. * Red States: https://www.redhotpawn.com/ * The Most Instructive Games of Chess Ever Played: 62 Masterpieces of Chess Strategy by Irving Chernev - https://lichess.org/study/KMMrJvE1 * Legendary: Game Collection: The 12 Legendary Games of the Century FACTRETRIEVER 2020: Even though dragonflies have six legs, they cannot walk. 'A stitch in time saves nine' "You can't hold with the hare and run with the hounds." <Writing from his experience of the devastation of World War I, Edwardian poet Alfred Noyes' well-known "On the Western Front" speaks from the perspective of soldiers buried in graves marked by simple crosses, asking that their deaths not be in vain. Praise of the dead was not what the dead needed, but peace made by the living. An excerpt: We, who lie here, have nothing more to pray. To all your praises we are deaf and blind. We may not ever know if you betray Our hope, to make earth better for mankind.> “Rooks need each other in the middlegame. This is why one should keep their rooks connected until the opposing queen is off the board. She'll snare 'em (usually from a centralized square on an open diagonal or perhaps a poisoned pawn approach of the unprotected b2/b7 and g2/g7 square next to the occupied corner) if the two rooks aren't protecting each other.” ― Fredthebear “In baseball, my theory is to strive for consistency, not to worry about the numbers. If you dwell on statistics you get shortsighted; if you aim for consistency, the numbers will be there at the end.” ― Tom Seaver This is ten percent luck, twenty percent skill Fifteen percent concentrated power of will Five percent pleasure, fifty percent pain And a hundred percent reason to remember the name! ― Fort Minor Deuteronomy 6:6-9: "These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates." Isaiah 66:24 24 "And they will go out and look on the dead bodies of those who rebelled against me; the worms that eat them will not die, the fire that burns them will not be quenched, and they will be loathsome to all mankind." Matthew 19:26 But Jesus looked at them and said, 'With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.' Bless Us, O Lord Traditional Catholic Prayer Bless us, O Lord, And these Thy gifts Which we are about to receive, Through Thy bounty Through Christ our Lord we pray. Amen. We Give Our Thanks Traditional For food that stays our hunger, For rest that brings us ease, For homes where memories linger, We give our thanks for these. Truly Thankful Traditional Lord, make us truly thankful for these and all other blessings. I ask this in Jesus Christ's name, Amen. God Is Great Traditional God is great! God is good! Let us thank Him For our food. Amen. God Is Great (Extended Version) Traditional God is great and God is good, Let us thank Him for our food; By His blessings, we are fed, Give us Lord, our daily bread. Amen. Give Us Grateful Hearts Book of Common Prayer Give us grateful hearts, O Father, for all thy mercies, And make us mindful Of the needs of others; Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Make Us Grateful Traditional For this and all we are about to receive, Make us truly grateful, Lord. Through Christ, we pray. Amen. Bless, O Lord Traditional Bless, O Lord, This food to our use And us to thy service, And keep us ever mindful Of the needs of others. In Jesus' Name, Amen. God Our Father, Lord, and Savior Traditional God our Father, Lord, and Savior Thank you for your love and favor Bless this food and drink we pray And all who share with us today. Amen. Our Heavenly Father, Kind and Good Traditional Our Heavenly Father, kind and good, We thank Thee for our daily food. We thank Thee for Thy love and care. Be with us Lord, and hear our prayer. Amen. Moravian Dinner Prayer Traditional Moravian Prayer Come, Lord Jesus, our guest to be And bless these gifts Bestowed by Thee. And bless our loved ones everywhere, And keep them in Your loving care. Amen. Dinner Prayer Hymn Traditional Hymn Lord, bless this food and grant that we May thankful for thy mercies be; Teach us to know by whom we're fed; Bless us with Christ, the living bread. Lord, make us thankful for our food, Bless us with faith in Jesus' blood; With bread of life our souls supply, That we may live with Christ on high. Amen. Humble Hearts Traditional In a world where so many are hungry, May we eat this food with humble hearts; In a world where so many are lonely, May we share this friendship with joyful hearts. Amen. 216 games, 1850-2022 Hypermodern Chess Under construction 12 games, 1911-1935 ICheckmate # Fredthebear Mating Patterns Checkmate: The word is derived from the Persian "Shah mat." "Shah" is the Persian word for King and "mat" is the Persian adjective meaning helpless for defeated. Chess mathematicians and problemists have established the fact that a King, Bishop, and Knight can checkmate the opposing King in 460 different ways. - The Encyclopaedia of Chess by Anne Sunnucks, p. 68. St. Martin's Press, New York, 1970. ! # ! # ! # ! # # ! # ! # ! # ! ! # ! # ! # ! # # ! # ! # ! # ! ! # ! # ! # ! # # ! # ! # ! # ! ! # ! # ! # ! # # ! # ! # ! # ! The proper names of checkmate patterns are somewhat debated. Some of the confusion comes from well-meaning misprints (mine included herein) given in publications that perpetuate the wrong name. For example, Reti's Mate, Morphy's Mate, Morphy's Concealed Mate, and Pillsbury's Mate are often confused for one another by writers and players (but there is an official designation that distinguishes them apart based upon a famous game in which each occured). For example, Adolph Anderssen played Pillsbury's Mate before Pillsbury. MORPHY'S MATE is NOT from his ultra-famous 17 move OPERA house victory! (The queenside queen sacrifice preceding Rd8# supported by a bishop is known as an Opera Mate in some publications, and a Reti's Mate in others, even though Morphy's ultra-famous Opera House game occurred earlier.) A proper Morphy's Mate has a rook placed on the g-file but needs no protection. I will try to adjust these names to comply with the following easy-to-follow websight: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Check... Examples of many, but not all, of their checkmates are included below. Unfortunately, well-meaning internet postings are not entirely reliable. The Art of Attack in Chess by Vladimir Vukovic, "one of the finest chess books ever written" is a source I trust. My version was reprinted in 2003 and edited by GM John Nunn, who is a stickler for accuracy and details. Chapter 4, pages 66-79 is devoted to Mating Patterns. Unfortunately, some examples given remain unnamed as a "typical mating pattern." Other authors have given these examples names that may or may not be official. One example of this is what I call the Hook Mate p. 72 but Vukovic/Nunn refer to this as merely a typical mating pattern. My vast chess library certainly does contain other checkmate resources. However, until I have actually referenced and cross referenced the books, I will not list them yet. One variance in name somewhat invalidates or at least questions the accuracy of all names given in a particular book. Other books are accurate, but not comprehensive. Unfortunately, my chess library is not located near my computer for easy reference. Shuffling back and forth is required. Previously I called a Dovetail Mate and a Swallow's Tail Mate the same thing. That is not correct. The DOVETAIL Mate is a DIAGONAL check whereas the SWALLOW's Tail Mate is check from the SAME FILE. The pneumonic device is helpful. (Neither one is an Epaulette Mate.) All labeling corrections have been made to my knowledge, but it's a good bet I have not yet caught all my own errors over the course of collecting and assembling hundreds of games. For my purposes, I do not care what piece actually gives the final check; it's the defense structure that limits escape that warrants the name. For the purpose of increased examples, I consider an attacking queen interchangeable with a bishop or rook without changing the name of the checkmate pattern. For example, the rook could be replaced by the queen in the final position of an Arabian mate where the knight supports the heavy piece giving checkmate. I still call it an Arabian mate, although it is not fully proper to substitute a queen. My concern is the practical application of the pattern from any position, not the exact piece duplication. Many of the original checkmates got their name after a sparkling queen sacrifice so it's wise to know the original full sequence. Versions with and without a preceding queen sacrifice are included herein. Some mating patterns were extended beyond the original version because of some quirk in the position that gave the suffering king a few more steps to flee before the final blow. The extended version can be extremely useful for the attacker to know! Please understand that not all games provided end in actual checkmate. The opponent resigned when faced with the obvious mate in one or two, etc. After all the ranting about checkmates above, I have also included some favorite stalemates and "queen" mates. These are a far sight different than a checkmate, but the reader may well enjoy them. Thank you sneaky pete, patzer2, trovatore, and Nightsurfer among others. Site STILL under construction by Fredthebear. I've tried to edit along the way. Legall's Mate examples are posted in another collection of their own. * Many KNIGHT checkmates have been removed in 2017 to a separate file to make more room in this file for other types of checkmates. Updated Index of Current Checkmates: (Ignore the numbers that follow! The numbers do not aid the reader.) - Fool's Mate (Rapid one piece # on open diagonal to uncastled K) 10 - xh7/xg6/xe6 allows diagonal mate of uncastled king 14 - Scholar's Mate (Supported queen gives rapid # of uncastled K) 15 - Reti's Mate (Queen sacrifice opens final support check on back rank.) I have not yet made the specific distinction of Reti's Mate with rook supports bishop finish [a.k.a. Dovetail Mate on the back rank] as opposed to the Opera Mate with bishop supports rook finish. 20 - Morphy's Mate (Bishop check crossfires w/Rook on open g-file) 24 - Pillsbury's Mate (Bishop crossfires w/Rook check after a Rook sacrifice on open g-file) 25 - Bishop Assists Rook Mate (There are lots of variations but there's no room to include them all.) 31 - Back Rank Bishop leads to checkmate (fianchetto cut-off) 36 Many of the Following Have Been Re-located to N's Collection: - Arabian Mate (Knight supports Rook check vs K on edge.) 37 - Hook Mate (Knight supported by blocked pawn assists Rook.) 44 - Discovered Double Checkmate 47 - Smothered Mate Miniatures 70 (QGD Albin CG games are removed.) - Joint Knights Mate 100 - Philidor's Legacy (A Smothered Mate sequence by Q and her N) 120 - The Clean Mate (A smothered mate w/an extra step) 140 - Semi-Smothered Mates 155 - Royal Fork and Royal Family Fork Mate - Rare! 160 - Anastasia's Mate (K on open outer file and N prevents inward flight) 170 More of the Index, Less Knight Specific: - Back rank mate w/support or cut-off assistance 190 - Lawn Mower/Corridor Mate (2 Rooks on adjacent ranks or files; one prevents escape) 200 - Railroad Mate (Q supports R+ shuffle and vice versa; the opposing king occupies the rank/file between the Q & R.) 225 - Blind Swine (two rooks = "hogs" on the 7th) 250 - Lolli's Mate / Damiano's Mate (pawn supports queen) 270 - Blackburne's Mate (Uses bishop pair and a knight for support) 350 - Checkmates from the Corner tend to be quite creative! 370 - Pawn Mates 400 - Pawn Wedge prevents King escape 450 - Promotion Mates 470 - Epaulet / Epaulette Mate (The K's own pieces beside him obstruct flight on the same rank/file... R-K-R) 500 - Swallow's Tail / Gueridon Mate (More obstruction by the K's own pieces "a pawn's capture" behind the K) 530 - Dovetail Mate / Cozio's Mate (The K's own pieces obstruct flight from a diagonal check) 550 - Parallel Bishop Pair / Double Bishop Mate 595 - Boden's Mate (Two bishops criss-cross in X fashion)600 - Fishing Pole Attack (h-pawn recaptures to open h-file) 650 - Greco's Mate (K caught on outer file as B prevents flight) 700 - Single Piece Mates 750 (This excludes Philidor's Legacy and Fool's Mate in the opening.) - Stalemate (Not in check but no legal move available)800 - Perpetual Check Draws / Three-Fold Repetition 850 - Various Assortment of Mates and Misses 900 * See Prettiest Checkmates compiled by SpiritedReposte * Game Collection: Checkmate: Checkmate Patterns This link has diagrammed checkmate patterns by name and good examples. It may better serve the new learner initially. (We likely share some game examples, but the collections were formed independently.) * Glossary: https://www.peoriachess.com/Glossar... Turtle gets mugged A turtle is crossing the road when he’s mugged by two snails. When the police show up, they ask him what happened. The shaken turtle replies, “I don’t know. It all happened so fast.” — Submitted by Debby Carter 495 games, 1590-2015 Interzonals 1952: Stockholm The 1952 Interzonal was held in Stockholm in September and October 1952. There were 21 players taking part, and the first eight qualified for the Candidates tournament. Kotov finished first with 16.5/20 (+13 =7 -0),Taimanov and Petrosian were joint-second with 13.5,Geller had 13, and the other qualifiers were Averbakh,Gligoric,Stahlberg and Szabo who all finished with 12.5. Just missing out on 11.5 was Unzicker. 210 games, 1952 Interzonals 1973: Petropolis The Petropolis Interzonal of 1973 was an eighteen-player round robin with the top three qualifying for the Candidates matches. The winner was Mecking with 12.5/17 (+7 =10 -0),and there was a three-way tie for second place with 11.5 -Polugaevsky,Portisch and Geller, with Smyslov just behind with 11. There was a play-off later in the year to decide qualification and Polugaevsky and Portisch joined Mecking in the Candidates matches. 152 games, 1973 Interzonals 1979: Rio de Janeiro The Interzonal at Rio de Janeiro was a nineteen-player round robin,with the top three qualifying for the Candidates matches.After two rounds,Mecking withdrew,his games are not included in the points scored in the tournament,but his two games are included in this collection. There was a three-way tie for first place;Huebner,Petrosian and Portisch all with 11.5,just missing out with 11 was Timman.There is one game missing from the database-Torre v Smejkal from round 9 which was drawn after 13 moves of a closed Ruy Lopez,Flohr system (C92). 154 games, 1979 Isaac Kashdan Life and Games Part 1 Isaac Kashdan Peter P. Lahde "Isaac Kashdan, American Chess Grandmaster" (McFarland 2009) === Game Collection: US Open 1934, Chicago = 35th ACF Tournament === Game Collection: US Open 1935, Milwaukee = 36th ACF Congress ================ Game Collection: US Open 1936, Philadelphia = 37th ACF Congress ================ Game Collection: US Open 1938, Boston = 39th ACF Congress =============== 496 games, 1924-1938 Italians, Two Knights Defense of Fredthebear Site under construction by Fredthebear. It's mostly Fried Liver recipes. * Some history: Games Like Polerio vs Domenico, 1610 Two Knights Defense 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 Two Knights Defense (Canal Variation) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. O-O Nxe4 6. Re1 d5 7. Nc3 Two Knights Defense (Fried Liver Attack) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 6. Nxf7 Two Knights Defense (Fritz Variation) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Nd4 Two Knights Defense (Max Lange Attack) 1. e4 d5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. O-O Bc5 6. e5 Two Knights Defense (Pinkus Variation) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Nxd5 6. d4 Bb4+ Two Knights Defense (Traxler Variation) see Two Knights Defense (Wilkes-Barre Variation) Two Knights Defense (Ulvestad Variation) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 b5 Two Knights Defense (Wilkes-Barre Variation) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 Bc5 Two Knights Defense (Lolli) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Nxd5 6. d4 gambitfan: Anti Max Lange: 1.e4 e5 2.♘f3 ♘c6 3.♗c4 ♘f6 4.d4 exd4 5.O-O ♘xe4 6.♖e1 d5 7.♗xd5 ♕xd5 8.♘c3 The Max Lange attack is: 1.e4 e5 2.♘f3 ♘c6 3.♗c4 ♘f6 4.d4 exd4 5.O-O ♗c5 6.e5!? 5. ... ♘xe4 seems to be a refutation of the famous so called Max Lange attack... Two Knights Defence Boden-Kieseritzky Gambit – C55 – 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Nc3 Nxe4 5.O-O Fegatello/Fried Liver Attack – C57 – 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 d5 5.ed Nxd5 6.Nxf7! Kxf7 Two Knights' Gambit – C58 – 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 d5 5.exd5 Na5 Wilkes-Barre/Traxler Variation – C57 – 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 Bc5 * The lines given above are not in the order of appearance below. * Opening Explorer: Opening Explorer "Whatever you are doing in the game of life, give it all you've got." — Norman Vincent Peale "What you do today can improve all your tomorrows." — Ralph Marston "A wise man never knows all; only a fool knows everything." — African Proverb 08 perjury 265 games, 1610-2023 Itty Bitty Dittie Fredthebear Do Wop Sha Bop ...Sha Boom!! Jus a toon ahm a hummin' tuday. Note to self: Move the French games. "What is the object of playing a Gambit opening? To acquire a reputation of being a dashing player at the cost of losing a game." — Siegbert Tarrasch "Do the things that interest you and do them with all your heart. Don't be concerned about whether people are watching you or criticizing you. The chances are that they aren't paying any attention to you. It's your attention to yourself that is so stultifying. But you have to disregard yourself as completely as possible. If you fail the first time then you'll just have to try harder the second time. After all, there's no real reason why you should fail. Just stop thinking about yourself." — Eleanor Roosevelt "It doesn't require much for misfortune to strike in the King's Gambit, one incautious move, and Black can be on the edge of the abyss." — Anatoly Karpov * Here's a link to Morphy Miniatures: http://www.chessgames.com/perl/ches... * Here's a link to a simple tactics course using miniatures: http://exeterchessclub.org.uk/x/FTP... * Bill Wall should have been on beer commercials crushing empty beer cans with his bare hands: Bill Wall * Brilliancies: Game Collection: Brilliancies @ best games * Linus: https://zoboko.com/text/o1qn0yy8/ch... * Internet tracking: https://www.studysmarter.us/magazin... * Alphabetical Glossary: https://www.chess-poster.com/englis... The Cock and the Pearl A cock scratched up, one day, A pearl of purest ray, Which to a jeweller he bore. "I think it fine," he said, "But yet a crumb of bread To me were worth a great deal more." So did a dunce inherit A manuscript of merit, Which to a publisher he bore. "It's good," said he, "I'm told, Yet any coin of gold To me were worth a great deal more." M.Hassan: <Eggman>: Scarborough Chess Club which is said to be the biggest chess club in Canada, arranges tournaments under the name of "Howard Rideout" tournaments. Is he the same Rideout that you are mentioning?. I only know that this is to commemorate "Rideout" who has been a player and probably in that club because the club is over 40 years old. This tournament is repeated year after year and at the beginning of the season when the club resumes activity after summer recession in September. Zxp PeterB: Eggman and Mr. Hassan - you are right, Howard Ridout was a long time member of the Scarborough Chess Club! He was very active even when I joined in 1969, and was still organizing tournaments at the time of his death in the 1990s. This game is a good memorial to him! Theodorovitch was a Toronto master rated about 2250 back then, perhaps about 2350 nowadays. The Lion and the Rat To show to all your kindness, it behoves: There's none so small but you his aid may need. I quote two fables for this weighty creed, Which either of them fully proves. From underneath the sward A rat, quite off his guard, Popped out between a lion's paws. The beast of royal bearing Showed what a lion was The creature's life by sparing – A kindness well repaid; For, little as you would have thought His majesty would ever need his aid, It proved full soon A precious boon. Forth issuing from his forest glen, T" explore the haunts of men, In lion net his majesty was caught, From which his strength and rage Served not to disengage. The rat ran up, with grateful glee, Gnawed off a rope, and set him free. By time and toil we sever What strength and rage could never. Riddle: What is at the end of a rainbow? Answer: The letter W. Annabel Lee by Edgar Allan Poe It was many and many a year ago, In a kingdom by the sea, That a maiden there lived whom you may know By the name of Annabel Lee; And this maiden she lived with no other thought Than to love and be loved by me. I was a child and she was a child, In this kingdom by the sea, But we loved with a love that was more than love— I and my Annabel Lee— With a love that the wingèd seraphs of Heaven Coveted her and me. And this was the reason that, long ago, In this kingdom by the sea, A wind blew out of a cloud, chilling My beautiful Annabel Lee; So that her highborn kinsmen came And bore her away from me, To shut her up in a sepulchre In this kingdom by the sea. The angels, not half so happy in Heaven, Went envying her and me— Yes!—that was the reason (as all men know, In this kingdom by the sea) That the wind came out of the cloud by night, Chilling and killing my Annabel Lee. But our love it was stronger by far than the love Of those who were older than we— Of many far wiser than we— And neither the angels in Heaven above Nor the demons down under the sea Can ever dissever my soul from the soul Of the beautiful Annabel Lee; For the moon never beams, without bringing me dreams Of the beautiful Annabel Lee; And the stars never rise, but I feel the bright eyes Of the beautiful Annabel Lee; And so, all the night-tide, I lie down by the side Of my darling—my darling—my life and my bride, In her sepulchre there by the sea— In her tomb by the sounding sea. “....his countrymen, Kolisch and Steinitz, are greatly indebted for their later success to their having enjoyed early opportunities of practicing with the departed amateur whose death is also greatly deplored amongst all who knew him personally.” — Wilhelm Steinitz, regarding Karl Hamppe The first appearance of the (John) Cochrane gambit against Petrov's defense C42 was in the year 1848 against an Indian master Mohishunder Bannerjee. “Sorry don't get it done, Dude!” — John Wayne, Rio Bravo “Gossip is the devil’s telephone. Best to just hang up.” — Moira Rose Proverbs 14:29-35 29 He who is slow to anger has great understanding, But he who is quick-tempered * exalts folly. 30 A tranquil heart is life to the body, But passion is rottenness to the bones. 31 He who oppresses the poor taunts his Maker, But he who is gracious to the needy honors Him. 32 The wicked is thrust down by his wrongdoing, But the righteous has a refuge when he dies. 33 Wisdom rests in the heart of one who has understanding, But in the hearts of fools it is made known. 34 Righteousness exalts a nation, But sin is a disgrace to any people. 35 The king's favor is toward a servant who acts wisely, But his anger is toward him who acts shamefully. "God's mercy and grace give me hope - for myself, and for our world.” — Billy Graham “Man has two great spiritual needs. One is for forgiveness. The other is for goodness.” — Billy Graham “Many have become chess masters, no one has become the master of chess.” ― Siegbert Tarrasch “Don’t ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive and then go do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” ― Howard Thurman 'A stitch in time saves nine' “You can't hold with the hare and run with the hounds.” 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6 (The Bishop's Opening, Berlin Defense) Then 3.d4 (Ponziani's Gambit) and some variation thereafter. Wikipedia shows that the following are closely related: * 3...exd4 4.Qxd4 Nc6 (Center Game, by transposition) * 3...exd4 4.Nf3 (Urusov Gambit) o 4...Bc5 5.0-0 Nc6 (Max Lange Attack, by transposition) o 4...Nc6 (Two Knights Defense, by transposition) o 4...Nxe4 5.Qxd4 (Urusov Gambit Accepted) 487 games, 1620-2016 John Emms' Ultimate Chess Puzzle Book Set 1 <Note>: Many of the puzzles are not in the database. Compiled are the ones that are. <Answer in Kibitzing> means what was played in the game was inaccurate and ANYONE has kibitzed on the answer. <Next collection on this book>: Game Collection: John Emms' Ultimate Chess Puzzle Book Set 2 101 games, 1989-2000 John Emms' Ultimate Chess Puzzle Book Set 2 <Note>: Many of the games are not in the database. Compiled are the ones that are. <Answer in Kibitzing> means what was played in the game was inaccurate and ANYONE has kibitzed on the answer. <Tests> are a system John Emms used to determine the reader's elo. However, this will be inaccurate as some games are not in the database. I have still retained the ones that are. The <level> of a test puzzle shows how hard it is. (Easiest are Level 1, Hardest are Level 5) <Previous collection on this book>: Game Collection: John Emms' Ultimate Chess Puzzle Book Set 1 <Next collection on this book>: Game Collection: John Emms' Ultimate Chess Puzzle Book Set 3 102 games, 1947-2000 John Emms' Ultimate Chess Puzzle Book Set 4 <Note>:Some of the games are not in the database. I have compiled the ones that are. <Answer in Kibitzing> means that the move played in the game was inaccurate and ANYONE has kibitzed on the answer. <Tests> are a system John Emms used to calculate the reader's elo. However, this will be inaccurate as some games are not in the database. I have still retained the ones that are. The <level> of a test puzzle depends on its difficulty. Easiest are Level 1, hardest are Level 5. <Previous collection on this book>:Game Collection: John Emms' Ultimate Chess Puzzle Book Set 3 <Next collection on this book>:Game Collection: John Emms' Ultimate Chess Puzzle Book Set 5 101 games, 1993-2000 John Nunn - Understanding Chess Move by Move 30 games, 1978-2000 Karpov - Spassky Candidates Semifinal 1974 Karpov qualified for this match from the Karpov - Polugaevsky Candidates Quarterfinal (1974), whilst Spassky qualified from the Spassky - Byrne Candidates Quarterfinal (1974). The other match was the Korchnoi - Petrosian Candidates Semifinal (1974). In both matches victory would go to the player who first won 4 games, or who was in the lead after 20 games. [(1, 2)] If tied at 10-10, the outcome would be decided by the drawing of lots. [(2)] The matches were held in order to select a challenger for the World Champion, Bobby Fischer. The match in Leningrad (Saint Petersburg since 1991) took place on the stage of the auditorium in the Dzerzhinsky Palace of Culture. [(2)] Chief arbiter was IM (later GM) Vladas Mikenas. [(2)] He was assisted by Andrey Batuev. [(3)] Before the match, most chess experts did not dare to give Karpov the edge, for Spassky was too fearsome. [(2)] He was former world champion, had won the USSR Championship (1973) (after a frail period since he lost the WC title) and crushed Robert Byrne in the quarterfinal. Karpov was young (22, soon 23) and less experienced, but he had climbed steadily to the top, and even surpassed his opponent in the world ranking by winning the Leningrad Interzonal (1973) and the tournament in Madrid (1973). He had previously played four games with Spassky, and beaten him 1 to 0, with 3 draws. Karpov was seconded in Leningrad by his coach and mentor Semyon Furman. [(2)] Karpov revealed in a conversation with the compiler of this report that he was also helped by Yuri Balashov. However, Garry Kasparov wrote that he was helped by "Furman and Yuri Razuvaev (there was no Balashov: Spassky had turned to him for help, not knowing that he was in the opponent's team, and Yuri decided to observe neutrality)". [(4)] Spassky was seconded by his old trainer, the international arbiter and GM Igor Bondarevsky. [(2)] Even the FIDE president Max Euwe thought Spassky would win. But not Mikhail Botvinnik, who sensed Karpov's talent: "Just as inexplicably he will also beat Spassky". [(4)] The former world champion Tigran Petrosian predicted an "interesting struggle". [(4)] Paul Keres had favoured the former world champions’ chances in both semifinals. [(5)] But Karpov did not try to anticipate how it would turn out to be. He spent two months to polish his opening systems and prepared two major surprises for Spassky: a partial switch to 1.d4 (leaving him guessing), and the Caro-Kann defense. [(4)] Scheduled date was 10 April, but then Karpov was sick and told officials about one hour before the deadline for postponement requests that he was running a temperature of 100.4 degrees. The day before, he had complained that he was catching the grippe. [(6)] The first game was postponed till 12 April. The day arrived and they sat down at the board: "a self-confident, sun-tanned, athletic-looking man, and a pale, thin youth, not yet recovered from his cold". [(4)] Photos: http://ruchess.ru/upload/jan-12/spa... and https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.... Game 1 was won by Spassky. Karpov still had a cold after the game and had to take timeout and seek treatment. [(2)] Game 2 started three days later. A Caro-Kann, Karpov's first ever in serious tournament play, Spassky decided to defer the opening debate by offering the draw after 17 moves. [(4)] In Game 3, Spassky was given a new surprise: 1.d4! Realising that his young opponent was prepared for the main lines of his opening repertoire, "the ex-world champion had to choose at the board between those that he had already employed, and something that was new, but familiar only in general terms". [(4)] Spassky was again fearing Karpov's opening preparation and decided on a "half-forgotten" set-up (6...c5) in the King's Indian. [(4)] Karpov outplayed him positionally [(2)] and evened the score. The game was considered important for the further course of the match. [(4)] In Game 4, Spassky again did not get any advantage against the Caro-Kann and accepted a slightly worse ending - draw. [(4)] Game 5 opened 1.d4 again and Spassky chose a Nimzo-Indian variation that had been popular 20 years earlier. [(2)] He tried to improve on Petrosian vs Spassky, 1966 (with 12...Re8), and achieved a position so good that Karpov sacrificed a pawn for more freedom of his pieces: click for larger view The key moment of Game 5, and possibly of the match, according to Garry Kasparov. Spassky did not find 29...h5! (play went 29...Bc6? 30.Qd6! instead, threatening Be5) and Karpov managed to hold the draw. [(4)] For Spassky this was demoralizing and it boosted Karpov's self-confidence. [(2)] However, what really unsettled Spassky was probably 23...e5! in Game 6. [(4)] Karpov equalized with his Caro-Kann and exploited every inaccuracy that Spassky made later in the game: 2-1, and Spassky now was "seriously wounded, flustered, not understanding what was happening". [(4)] In Game 7, Spassky tried a Stonewall set-up (Dutch defence), but Karpov was able to handle it - a draw! Game 8 was postponed by Spassky because of illness. [(7)] But that did not help him either, to break through Karpov's Caro-Kann, and draw again after a "genuine battle of titans!" [(4)] Game 9 won the special prize for brilliancy. [(2)] Former world champion Mikhail Tal commented that the ending of the game made a great impression on him. [(4)] The score was 3-1 and Karpov only needed one more win. Spassky took a timeout and postponed Game 10 for two days. [(8)] He was perhaps expecting a fifth Caro-Kann, but now Karpov used the Breyer defence in Ruy Lopez. Very challenging, as this was Spassky's favorite defence. [(4)] Spassky had the advantage, but felt that he no longer had the strength to fight for a win. [(4)] In Game 11, he used a variation in the Queen's Gambit Declined which was named after his second Bondarevsky, but Karpov held an opening advantage until Spassky blundered with 25...f5. <Dzerzhinsky Palace, Leningrad URS, 12 April - 10 May 1974> table[ Elo* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 Pts 1 GM Karpov 2700 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 7 2 GM Spassky 2650 1 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 4 ]table Karpov advanced to the Karpov - Korchnoi Candidates Final (1974). David Levy concluded that Karpov's clever preparation had enabled him to sidestep any traps that Spassky had hoped to set. Spassky was ill-prepared for the switch of opening repertoires. [(9)] The Komsomolskaya Pravda (Newspaper) wrote that there were shortcomings in Spassky's preparation caused by an underestimation of his opponent. Karpov’s play evoked general admiration. He displayed an ability to solve strategic problems in a well-considered way, to manoeuvre with precision, and to be precise in endgames too. "His defensive skills have long been known, but now we have seen Karpov as a master of attack". [(9)] Burt Hochberg was not convinced that Karpov at 23 could be so superior as the score had suggested. It was more likely that psychological factors had affected Spassky. Indeed, there were still grandmasters who believed that Spassky had not yet recovered from his defeat by Fischer in 1972. [(10)] Paul Keres noted that Karpov was less burdened by the impetuosity so typical of young men seeking complications and tactics at every turn. He adjusted his play to the needs of the position, and played in a quiet way when required. This showed a level of maturity beyond his years and there were even touches reminiscent of Jose Raul Capablanca. [(11)] Spassky played without his usual ambitions and spirit and too quickly lost his faith when the situation turned against him. In the openings he appeared to be worried about the preparation of the Karpov camp. Consequently, there were occasions where he chose timid continuations and allowed Karpov to equalize or seize the initiative. In Game 9, he avoided a line that had looked good for him earlier in the match, presumably because Karpov might have found an improvement. [(12)] Mikhail Botvinnik adduced that Spassky was not keyed up for intense exertion: "A hard fight is no longer to his liking!" [(13)] *FIDE Rating List May 1974. [1)] [Harry Golombek in The Times 16 April 1974 p. 14, with no mention of what would happen in case of 10-10. ] [2)] ['Candidates' Matches 1974' by Mikhail Botvinnik, Aleksandar Matanovic, Bozidar Kazic and Mikhail Yudovich Sr (Belgrade 1974). ] [3)] [Saint Petersburg State Archive photo (http://www.photoarchive.spb.ru/show...). ] [4)] ['My Great Predecessors' by Garry Kasparov (Everyman, 2006), vol. 5 pp. 248-281. ] [5)] [Chess Life & Review, August 1974. ] [6)] [AP report in State Times Advocate 10 April 1974 p. 56. ] [7)] [Trenton Evening Times 29 April 1974 p. 6. ] [8)] [Augusta Chronicle 7 May 1974 p. 2. ] [9)] ['Karpov’s Collected Games' by David Levy (Hale, London 1975), p. 28. ] [10)] [Chess Life & Review, June 1974. ] [11)] [Chess Life & Review, August 1974. ] [12)] [Chess Life & Review, August & September 1974. ] [13)] ['Anatoly Karpov. His Road to the World Championship' by Mikhail Botvinnik (Pergamon Press, Oxford 1978), p. xiii. ] [Original game collections: Game Collection: WCC Index (Karpov-Spassky 1974) by User: Hesam7 and Game Collection: Karpov - Spassky Candidates Semifinal 1974 by User: Tabanus. Game dates are from American newspapers and The Times. The last paragraph of this report was written by User: Paint My Dragon. Thanks to User: OhioChessFan for improving the English. ] 11 games, 1974 Kasparov vs Deep Blue This a battle between man and machines. Who´s the winner? 12 games, 1996-1997 Kemeri 1939 https://www.365chess.com/tournament... Game Collection: Kemeri 1939 Research Materials Kemeri 1939 (4-20 March) Game Collection: Kemeri 1939 International Tournament/Seventh Latvian Chess Congress/Fourth official Latvian Chess Championship (Eighth Latvian Chess Championship if you include the winners of the first seven Latvian Chess Congresses) The Kemeri (1939) International Tournament was actually two separate events melded into one. It was meant to be a second edition of the successful Kemeri (1937) International Tournament, but it also served to determine who would be crowned the 8th "Latvian Chess Champion"[1] <Crosstable> table[ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 Pts 1 Flohr * ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 1 ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 12.0 2 Stahlberg ½ * 1 1 ½ ½ 0 1 1 1 1 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 11.0 3 Szabo 0 0 * 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11.0 4 Mikenas 0 0 0 * 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 10.5 5 Book ½ ½ 0 1 * ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 ½ 10.0 6 Feigins ½ ½ 1 0 ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 9.0 7 Bogoljubov 0 1 0 0 ½ ½ * ½ 1 0 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 8.5 8 Petrovs 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ * 0 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 8.0 9 Dreibergs 0 0 1 0 0 ½ 0 1 * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 6.5 10 Hasenfuss 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ * 0 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 6.0 11 T.Melngailis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 1 * 0 1 1 1 1 5.5 12 Apsenieks ½ 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 1 * 1 ½ ½ 1 5.5 13 Solmanis ½ ½ 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 0 * 1 0 1 5.0 14 Koblents 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 * ½ ½ 5.0 15 Bezruchko 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 1 ½ * 1 4.0 16 Ozols ½ ½ 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 ½ 0 * 2.5 ]table <ROUND 1> Bezruchko -- Mikenas 0-1 Bogoljubow -- Petrovs 1/2-1/2 Book -- Ozols 1/2-1/2 <Flohr -- Dreibergs 1-0> Koblencs -- Feigin 1/2-1/2 Melngailis -- Solmanis 1-0 Stahlberg -- Apsenieks 1-0 Szabo -- Hazenfuss 1-0 Melngailis v Solmanis 1-0 T Melngailis vs Z Solmanis, 1939 -------------- Bezruchko v Mikenas 0-1 G Bezruchko vs V Mikenas, 1939 ---------------- Bogoljubow -- Petrovs 1/2-1/2 Bogoljubov vs Petrov, 1939 --------- Book -- Ozols 1/2-1/2 E Book vs K Ozols, 1939 -------------- Flohr -- Dreibergs 1-0 Flohr vs L Dreibergs, 1939 ------------ Koblencs -- Feigin 1/2-1/2 Koblents vs M Feigin, 1939 ------------- Stahlberg -- Apsenieks 1-0 Stahlberg vs F Apsenieks, 1939 --- Szabo - Hazenfuss 1-0 Szabo vs W Hasenfuss, 1939 ########################### <Round 2> Apsenieks - Melngailis 1-0 Bezruchko - Szabo 0-1 Feigin - Stahlberg 1/2-1/2 Hazenfuss - Koblencs 1/2-1/2 Mikenas - Dreibergs 1-0 Ozols - Flohr 1/2-1/2 Petrovs - Book 1/2-1/2 Solmanis - Bogoljubow 1/2-1/2 --------------- Apsenieks - Melngailis 1-0 F Apsenieks vs T Melngailis, 1939 --- Bezruchko - Szabo 0-1 G Bezruchko vs Szabo, 1939 --- Feigin - Stahlberg 1/2-1/2 M Feigin vs Stahlberg, 1939 --- Hazenfuss - Koblencs 1/2-1/2 W Hasenfuss vs Koblents, 1939 --- Mikenas - Dreibergs 1-0 V Mikenas vs L Dreibergs, 1939 ------------------ Ozols - Flohr 1/2-1/2 K Ozols vs Flohr, 1939 ------------------- Petrovs - Book 1/2-1/2 Petrov vs E Book, 1939 --- Solmanis - Bogoljubow 1/2-1/2 Z Solmanis vs Bogoljubov, 1939 ########################### <Round 3> Bogoljubow -- Apsenieks 1/2-1/2 Book -- Solmanis 1-0 Dreibergs -- Ozols 1-0 Flohr -- Petrovs 1-0 Koblencs -- Bezruchko 1/2-1/2 Melngailis -- Feigin 0-1 Stahlberg -- Hazenfuss 1-0 Szabo -- Mikenas 1-0 T Melngailis vs M Feigin, 1939 --- Bogoljubow -- Apsenieks 1/2-1/2 Bogoljubov vs F Apsenieks, 1939 --- Book -- Solmanis 1-0 E Book vs Z Solmanis, 1939 --- Dreibergs -- Ozols 1-0 L Dreibergs vs K Ozols, 1939 --- Flohr -- Petrovs 1-0 Flohr vs Petrov, 1939 --- Koblencs -- Bezruchko 1/2-1/2 Koblents vs G Bezruchko, 1939 ------------------ Stahlberg -- Hazenfuss 1-0 Stahlberg vs W Hasenfuss, 1939 --- Szabo -- Mikenas 1-0 Szabo vs V Mikenas, 1939 ########################## <Round 4> Apsenieks -- Book 0-1 Bezruchko -- Stahlberg 0-1 Feigin -- Bogoljubow 1/2-1/2 Hazenfuss -- Melngailis 0-1 Mikenas -- Ozols 1-0 Petrovs -- Dreibergs 0-1 Solmanis -- Flohr 1/2-1/2 Szabo -- Koblencs 1-0 Hasenfuss v Melngailis W Hasenfuss vs T Melngailis, 1939 ----------------- Apsenieks -- Book 0-1 F Apsenieks vs E Book, 1939 --- Bezruchko -- Stahlberg 0-1 [Event "Kemeri"] [Site "Kemeri"] [Date "1939.03.07"] [Round "4"] [White "Bezruchko, Georgs"] [Black "Stahlberg, Gideon"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "0"] [BlackElo "0"] [ECO "C14"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bxe7 Qxe7 7. Qd2 O-O 8. f4 c5 9. Nf3 Nc6 10. O-O-O c4 11. g4 Rb8 12. Bh3 b5 13. f5 b4 14. Ne2 b3 15. axb3 cxb3 16. c3 Na5 17. f6 gxf6 18. Qh6 Kh8 19. Nf4 Rg8 20. Bf1 fxe5 21. dxe5 Nc5 22. h4 Qf8 23. Qh5 Nc6 24. Ng5 Rg7 25. Bd3 Nxd3+ 26. Nxd3 Ba6 27. Nf4 Rc8 28. Nf3 Qc5 29. Qh6 Qf2 30. Nd2 Nxe5 31. Rh3 Nxg4 32. Qh5 Qxf4 0-1 G Bezruchko vs Stahlberg, 1939 --- Feigin -- Bogoljubow 1/2-1/2 M Feigin vs Bogoljubov, 1939 --- Mikenas -- Ozols 1-0 V Mikenas vs K Ozols, 1939 ------------------ Petrovs -- Dreibergs 0-1 Petrov vs L Dreibergs, 1939 --- Solmanis -- Flohr 1/2-1/2 Z Solmanis vs Flohr, 1939 ------------ Szabo -- Koblencs 1-0 Szabo vs Koblents, 1939 ############################### <ROUND 5> Round 5 Bogoljubow -- Hazenfuss 0-1 Book -- Feigin 1/2-1/2 Dreibergs -- Solmanis 1/2-1/2 Flohr -- Apsenieks 1/2-1/2 Koblencs -- Mikenas 1/2-1/2 Melngailis -- Bezruchko 1-0 Ozols -- Petrovs 0-1 Stahlberg -- Szabo 1-0 ------------- Melngailis v Bezruchko 1-0 T Melngailis vs G Bezruchko, 1939 ------------------ Bogoljubow -- Hazenfuss 0-1 Bogoljubov vs W Hasenfuss, 1939 --- Book -- Feigin 1/2-1/2 E Book vs M Feigin, 1939 1/2-1/2 --- Dreibergs -- Solmanis 1/2-1/2 L Dreibergs vs Z Solmanis, 1939 --- Flohr -- Apsenieks 1/2-1/2 Flohr vs F Apsenieks, 1939 ------------------- Koblencs -- Mikenas 1/2-1/2 Koblents vs V Mikenas, 1939 --- Ozols -- Petrovs 0-1 K Ozols vs Petrov, 1939 --- Stahlberg -- Szabo 1-0 Stahlberg vs Szabo, 1939 ############################ <Round 6> Apsenieks -- Dreibergs 1/2-1/2 Bezruchko -- Bogoljubow 0-1 Feigin -- Flohr 1/2-1/2 Hazenfuss -- Book 0-1 Koblencs -- Stahlberg 1/2-1/2 Mikenas -- Petrovs 1-0 Solmanis -- Ozols 1-0 Szabo -- Melngailis 1-0 Szabo -- Melngailis 1-0 Szabo vs T Melngailis, 1939 --- Apsenieks -- Dreibergs 1/2-1/2 F Apsenieks vs L Dreibergs, 1939 --- Bezruchko -- Bogoljubow 0-1 G Bezruchko vs Bogoljubov, 1939 --- Feigin -- Flohr 1/2-1/2 M Feigin vs Flohr, 1939 --- Hazenfuss -- Book 0-1 W Hasenfuss vs E Book, 1939 --- Koblencs -- Stahlberg 1/2-1/2 Koblents vs Stahlberg, 1939 ---------------- Mikenas -- Petrovs 1-0 V Mikenas vs Petrov, 1939 ----------------- Solmanis -- Ozols 1-0 Z Solmanis vs K Ozols, 1939 ############################################ <Round 7> Bogoljubow -- Szabo 0-1 Book -- Bezruchko 1-0 Dreibergs -- Feigin 1/2-1/2 Flohr -- Hazenfuss 1-0 Melngailis -- Koblencs 1-0 Ozols -- Apsenieks 0-1 Petrovs -- Solmanis 1-0 Stahlberg -- Mikenas 1-0 Melngailis v Koblents 1-0 T Melngailis vs Koblents, 1939 --- Bogoljubow -- Szabo 0-1 Bogoljubov vs Szabo, 1939 --- Book -- Bezruchko 1-0 E Book vs G Bezruchko, 1939 --- Dreibergs -- Feigin 1/2-1/2 L Dreibergs vs M Feigin, 1939 --- Flohr -- Hazenfuss 1-0 Flohr vs W Hasenfuss, 1939 --- Ozols -- Apsenieks 0-1 K Ozols vs F Apsenieks, 1939 --- Petrovs -- Solmanis 1-0 Petrov vs Z Solmanis, 1939 ------------------- Stahlberg -- Mikenas 1-0 Stahlberg vs V Mikenas, 1939 ################ <Round 8> Apsenieks -- Petrovs 0-1 Bezruchko -- Flohr 0-1 Feigin -- Ozols 1-0 Hazenfuss -- Dreibergs 1/2-1/2 Koblencs -- Bogoljubow 0-1 Mikenas -- Solmanis 1-0 Stahlberg -- Melngailis 1-0 Szabo -- Book 1-0 Stahlberg v Melngailis 1-0 Stahlberg vs T Melngailis, 1939 --- Bezruchko -- Flohr 0-1 G Bezruchko vs Flohr, 1939 -------------- Apsenieks -- Petrovs 0-1 F Apsenieks vs Petrov, 1939 --- Feigin -- Ozols 1-0 M Feigin vs K Ozols, 1939 --- Hazenfuss -- Dreibergs 1/2-1/2 W Hasenfuss vs L Dreibergs, 1939 --- Koblencs -- Bogoljubow 0-1 Koblents vs Bogoljubov, 1939 ------------------- Mikenas -- Solmanis 1-0 [Event "Kemeri"] [Site "Kemeri"] [Date "1939.03.12"] [Round "8"] [White "Mikenas, Vladas"] [Black "Solmanis, Zigfrids"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "0"] [BlackElo "0"] [ECO "D54"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Rc1 O-O 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Bd3 c6 9. Qc2 Re8 10. Nge2 Nf8 11. h3 Ne4 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Bc4 Be6 15. Ng3 Qb4+ 16. Qd2 Qxd2+ 17. Kxd2 Bxc4 18. Rxc4 g6 19. Rb4 Rab8 20. Rc1 Nd7 21. Ne2 f5 22. Nf4 Kf7 23. Ra4 Ra8 24. Rc3 a5 25. Raa3 Ra6 26. Rc2 Nf6 27. h4 h6 28. Rc5 Rea8 29. Rb3 Rb8 30. Rc1 Nd7 31. a4 g5 32. hxg5 hxg5 33. Ne2 Kg6 34. d5 cxd5 35. Rc7 Rb6 36. Rxb6+ Nxb6 37. b3 Kf6 38. Rc5 Ke5 39. Rxa5 f4 40. Rb5 fxe3+ 41. fxe3 Nc8 42. Nc3 Ne7 43. a5 Kd6 44. b4 g4 45. Rb6+ Kd7 46. g3 Kc7 47. Nb5+ Kc8 48. Kc2 Nc6 49. a6 bxa6 50. Rxc6+ Kd7 51. Nd4 1-0 V Mikenas vs Z Solmanis, 1939 --- Szabo -- Book 1-0 Szabo vs E Book, 1939 ############################################# <ROUND 9> Bogoljubow -- Stahlberg 1-0 Book -- Koblencs 0-1 Dreibergs -- Bezruchko 1/2-1/2 Flohr -- Szabo 1-0 Melngailis -- Mikenas 0-1 Ozols -- Hazenfuss 1/2-1/2 Petrovs -- Feigin 1/2-1/2 Solmanis -- Apsenieks 0-1 Melngailis v Mikenas 0-1 T Melngailis vs V Mikenas, 1939 --- Bogoljubov -- Stahlberg 1-0 Bogoljubov vs Stahlberg, 1939 --------------- Book -- Koblencs 0-1 E Book vs Koblents, 1939 ------------------ Dreibergs -- Bezruchko 1/2-1/2 L Dreibergs vs G Bezruchko, 1939 --- Flohr -- Szabo 1-0 Flohr vs Szabo, 1939 ----------------- Ozols -- Hazenfuss 1/2-1/2 K Ozols vs W Hasenfuss, 1939 -------------- Petrovs -- Feigin 1/2-1/2 Petrov vs M Feigin, 1939 --- Solmanis -- Apsenieks 0-1 Z Solmanis vs F Apsenieks, 1939 ################################ <ROUND 10> Bezruchko -- Ozols 1-0 Feigin -- Solmanis 1/2-1/2 Hazenfuss -- Petrovs 1/2-1/2 Koblencs -- Flohr 0-1 Melngailis -- Bogoljubow 0-1 Mikenas -- Apsenieks 1-0 Stahlberg -- Book 1/2-1/2 Szabo -- Dreibergs 0-1 Melngailis v Bogoljubov 0-1 T Melngailis vs Bogoljubov, 1939 --- Bezruchko -- Ozols 1-0 G Bezruchko vs K Ozols, 1939 ----------------- Feigin -- Solmanis 1/2-1/2 M Feigin vs Z Solmanis, 1939 --- Hazenfuss -- Petrovs 1/2-1/2 W Hasenfuss vs Petrov, 1939 ------------------- Koblencs -- Flohr 0-1 Koblents vs Flohr, 1939 ------------------- Mikenas -- Apsenieks 1-0 V Mikenas vs F Apsenieks, 1939 --- Stahlberg -- Book 1/2-1/2 Stahlberg vs E Book, 1939 --- Szabo -- Dreibergs 0-1 Szabo vs L Dreibergs, 1939 #################### <ROUND 11> Apsenieks -- Feigin 0-1 Bogoljubow -- Mikenas 0-1 Book -- Melngailis 1-0 Dreibergs -- Koblencs 1/2-1/2 Flohr -- Stahlberg 1/2-1/2 Ozols -- Szabo 0-1 Petrovs -- Bezruchko 1-0 Solmanis -- Hazenfuss 1/2-1/2 Book v Melngailis 1-0 E Book vs T Melngailis, 1939 --- Apsenieks -- Feigin 0-1 F Apsenieks vs M Feigin, 1939 ------------------- Bogoljubow -- Mikenas 0-1 Bogoljubov vs V Mikenas, 1939 --- Dreibergs -- Koblencs 1/2-1/2 L Dreibergs vs Koblents, 1939 ------------------ Flohr -- Stahlberg 1/2-1/2 Flohr vs Stahlberg, 1939 ---------------- Ozols -- Szabo 0-1 K Ozols vs Szabo, 1939 -------------- Petrovs -- Bezruchko 1-0 Petrov vs G Bezruchko, 1939 ------------------- Solmanis -- Hazenfuss 1/2-1/2 Z Solmanis vs W Hasenfuss, 1939 #################### <ROUND 12> Bezruchko -- Solmanis 1-0 Bogoljubow -- Book 1/2-1/2 Hazenfuss -- Apsenieks 1-0 Koblencs -- Ozols 1/2-1/2 Melngailis -- Flohr 0-1 Mikenas -- Feigin 1-0 Stahlberg -- Dreibergs 1-0 Szabo -- Petrovs 1-0 Melngailis v Flohr T Melngailis vs Flohr, 1939 -------------- Bezruchko -- Solmanis 1-0 [Event "Kemeri"] [Site "Kemeri"] [Date "1939.03.16"] [Round "12"] [White "Bezruchko, Georgs"] [Black "Solmanis, Zigfrids"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "0"] [BlackElo "0"] [ECO "B72"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. h3 Nc6 8. Nb3 Be6 9. f4 Nh5 10. Qf3 Nb4 11. O-O-O Bxb3 12. cxb3 Qa5 13. Bb5+ Kf8 14. a4 Rc8 15. Kb1 a6 16. Bd7 Rd8 17. Bg4 Bxc3 18. bxc3 Nc6 19. Bxh5 gxh5 20. Kb2 b5 21. e5 Qc7 22. exd6 Rxd6 23. Rxd6 Qxd6 24. Rd1 Qf6 25. axb5 axb5 26. Bd4 Nxd4 27. Rxd4 Rg8 28. Rd8+ Kg7 29. Qg3+ Qg6 30. Qxg6+ hxg6 31. Rxg8+ Kxg8 32. Ka3 f5 33. Kb4 e5 34. fxe5 g5 35. Kc5 Kf7 36. Kd6 Ke8 37. Ke6 f4 38. Kf5 g4 39. Kxf4 1-0 G Bezruchko vs Z Solmanis, 1939 ----------------- Bogoljubow -- Book 1/2-1/2 Bogoljubov vs E Book, 1939 ------------- Hazenfuss -- Apsenieks 1-0 W Hasenfuss vs F Apsenieks, 1939 ---------------- Koblencs -- Ozols 1/2-1/2 Koblents vs K Ozols, 1939 ----------------- Mikenas -- Feigin 1-0 V Mikenas vs M Feigin, 1939 -------------- Stahlberg -- Dreibergs 1-0 Stahlberg vs L Dreibergs, 1939 ---------- Szabo -- Petrovs 1-0 Szabo vs Petrov, 1939 ################# <ROUND 13> Apsenieks -- Bezruchko 1/2-1/2 Book -- Mikenas 1-0 Dreibergs -- Melngailis 1/2-1/2 Feigin -- Hazenfuss 1/2-1/2 Flohr -- Bogoljubow 1-0 Ozols -- Stahlberg 1/2-1/2 Petrovs -- Koblencs 1-0 Solmanis -- Szabo 0-1 Dreibergs v Melngailis 1/2-1/2 L Dreibergs vs T Melngailis, 1939 ------------------- Apsenieks -- Bezruchko 1/2-1/2 F Apsenieks vs G Bezruchko, 1939 ------------------ Book -- Mikenas 1-0 E Book vs V Mikenas, 1939 --------------- Feigin -- Hazenfuss 1/2-1/2 M Feigin vs W Hasenfuss, 1939 ------------- Flohr -- Bogoljubow 1-0 Flohr vs Bogoljubov, 1939 ---------------- Ozols -- Stahlberg 1/2-1/2 K Ozols vs Stahlberg, 1939 --- Petrovs -- Koblencs 1-0 Petrov vs Koblents, 1939 --- Solmanis -- Szabo 0-1 Z Solmanis vs Szabo, 1939 ########################### <ROUND 14> Bezruchko -- Feigin 1/2-1/2 Bogoljubow -- Dreibergs 1-0 Book -- Flohr 1/2-1/2 Koblencs -- Solmanis 0-1 Melngailis -- Ozols 1-0 Mikenas -- Hazenfuss 1-0 Stahlberg -- Petrovs 1-0 Szabo -- Apsenieks 1-0 Melngailis v Ozols 1-0 T Melngailis vs K Ozols, 1939 --- Bezruchko -- Feigin 1/2-1/2 G Bezruchko vs M Feigin, 1939 -------------- Bogoljubow -- Dreibergs 1-0 Bogoljubov vs L Dreibergs, 1939 ------------------ Book -- Flohr 1/2-1/2 E Book vs Flohr, 1939 --------------- Koblencs -- Solmanis 0-1 Koblents vs Z Solmanis, 1939 --- Mikenas -- Hazenfuss 1-0 V Mikenas vs W Hasenfuss, 1939 ----------------- Stahlberg -- Petrovs 1-0 [bad chessgames.com link] ------------------- Szabo -- Apsenieks 1-0 Szabo vs F Apsenieks, 1939 ############################ <ROUND 15> Apsenieks -- Koblencs 1/2-1/2 Dreibergs -- Book 0-1 Feigin -- Szabo 1-0 Flohr -- Mikenas 1-0 Hazenfuss -- Bezruchko 1-0 Ozols -- Bogoljubow 0-1 Petrovs -- Melngailis 1-0 Solmanis -- Stahlberg 1/2-1/2 Petrovs v Melngailis 1-0 Petrov vs T Melngailis, 1939 --- Apsenieks -- Koblencs 1/2-1/2 F Apsenieks vs Koblents, 1939 --- Dreibergs -- Book 0-1 L Dreibergs vs E Book, 1939 ------------ Feigin -- Szabo 1-0 M Feigin vs Szabo, 1939 ---------------- Flohr -- Mikenas 1-0 Flohr vs V Mikenas, 1939 --- Hazenfuss -- Bezruchko 1-0 W Hasenfuss vs G Bezruchko, 1939 --- Ozols -- Bogoljubow 0-1 K Ozols vs Bogoljubov, 1939 ------------ Solmanis -- Stahlberg 1/2-1/2 [Event "Kemeri"] [Site "Kemeri"] [Date "1939.03.20"] [Round "15"] [White "Solmanis, Zigfrids"] [Black "Stahlberg, Gideon"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "0"] [BlackElo "0"] [ECO "B74"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. Nb3 Nc6 8. Be3 O-O 9. O-O Be6 10. Qd2 Ne5 11. Bh6 Rc8 12. Bxg7 Kxg7 13. f4 Nc4 14. Bxc4 Bxc4 15. Rf3 d5 16. exd5 Bxd5 17. Nxd5 Qxd5 18. Qf2 Rfd8 19. Rd3 Qh5 20. Rxd8 Rxd8 21. Re1 Rd1 22. h3 Rxe1+ 23. Qxe1 Qf5 24. Qxe7 Qxf4 25. Nc5 Qc1+ 26. Kh2 Qf4+ 27. Kg1 Qf5 28. Nxb7 Qxc2 29. Nc5 Qc1+ 30. Kh2 Qf4+ 31. Kg1 Qd4+ 32. Kh2 Qd5 33. a3 h5 34. b4 h4 35. a4 g5 36. Qe2 Qd6+ 37. Kh1 Qd4 38. Qe7 Kg6 39. Qe1 a5 40. Qb1+ Kh6 41. Nd3 axb4 42. Nxb4 Ne4 43. a5 Nf2+ 44. Kh2 Qf4+ 45. Kg1 Nxh3+ 46. gxh3 Qg3+ 47. Kh1 Qxh3+ 48. Kg1 Qg3+ 49. Kh1 Qf3+ 50. Kg1 Qe3+ 51. Kh1 Qh3+ 52. Kg1 Qg4+ 53. Kh1 Qf3+ 54. Kg1 Qg3+ 55. Kh1 1/2-1/2 Z Solmanis vs Stahlberg, 1939 ################### <Notes> [1] ["Latvijas šaha èempionâts" https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latvi... ; "1938. gada Latvijas šaha èempionâts" https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/1938.... ] ################ <Kemeri 1939> (4-20 March) Game Collection: Kemeri 1939 International tournament. <Petrovs finished 8th>, behind S. Flohr, G. Stahlberg, L. Szabo, V. Mikenas, and others. From From March 4 -10, games were played in the Kemeri kūrorts Spa Hotel. From March 11-20, the tournament moved to the Riga Latvian Society House. [Fride, p.24; Di Felice, "Chess Results 1936-1940" p.245; "Segodnia", March 4, 1939, p.6; "Rigasche Rundschau", March 11, 1939, p.8; "Rīts", March 5, 1939, p.1; "Sporta Pasaule", March 6, 1939, p.1; "Valdības Vēstnesis", March 21, 1939, p.4; "Rīts", March 21, 1939, p.15 ] 2nd international chess tournament Kemeri-Riga 1939 started in Kemeri hotel "National" on March 4. The games were played from 4 pm to 9 pm. Adjourned games were played at mornings. From March 11 to March 20, 1939 the tournament moved from Kemeri to Riga Latvian Society House (http://www.rlb.lv/rls-house). . On March 20 evening minister and director of the State Chancellery. D. Rudzīts, at the Riga Latvian Society House, officially proclaimed the 2nd Ķemeri international chess tournament closed, after the last party, Petrov - Melngailis, (8 hours of fighting) finished only a few minutes before the closing ceremony. Flohr finisht 1st with 12/15, ahead of Stahlberg and Szabo 11 each, Mikenas 10.5; Böök 10; Feigins 9; Bogoljubow 8.5; Pegtrovs 8; Dreibergs 6.5; Hazenfuss 6; Melngailis and Apsenieks 5.5 each; Solmanis amd Koblenc 5 each; Bezrucko 4 and Ozols 2.5. Rounds: 1. March 4, 1939 Bogoljubow-Petrovs 0.5:0.5 2. March 5, 1939 Petrovs-Book 0.5:0.5 3. March 6, 1939 Flohr-Petrovs 1-0 4. March 7, 1939 Petrovs-Dreibergs 0-1 5. March 8, 1939 Ozols-Petrovs 0-1 6. March 10, 1939 Mikenas-Petrovs 1-0 7. March 11, 1939 Petrovs-Solmanis 1-0 8. March 12, 1939 Apšenieks-Petrovs 0-1 9. March 13, 1939 Petrovs-Feigin 0.5-0.5 10. March 14, 1939 Hasenfuss-Petrovs 0.5-0.5 11. March 15, 1939 Petrovs-Bezruchko 1-0 12. March 16, 1939 Szabo-Petrovs 1-0 13. March 17, 1939 Petrovs-Koblencs 1-0 14. March 18, 1939 Stahlberg-Petrovs 1-0 15. March 20, 1939 Petrovs-Melngailis 1-0 <JFQ> You can update the pgn files of your <Kemeri 1939 (Petrov's games)> with round/date details. Starting numbers of players: 1. G. Bezruchko 2. L. Szabo 3. A. Koblencs 4. G. Stahlberg 5. E. Melngailis 6. E. Bogoljubow 7. E. Book 8. S. Flohr 9. L. Dreibergs 10. K. Ozols 11. V. Petrovs 12. Z. Solmanis 13. F. Apšenieks 14. M. Feigin 15. W. Hāzenfūss 16. V. Mikenas Sources: "Rīts", March 5, 1939, p. 1; "Sporta Pasaule", March 6, 1939, p. 1; "Valdības Vēstnesis", March 6, 1939, p. 2; "Rīts", March 6, 1939, p. 4; "Rīts", March 7, 1939, p. 5; "Kurzemes Vārds", March 7, 1939, p. 3; "Latvijas Kareivis", March 7, 1939, p. 6; "Rīts", March 8, 1939, p. 16; "Brīvā Zeme", March 8, 1939, p. 11; "Rīts", March 9, 1939, p. 5; "Sporta Pasaule", March 9, 1939, p. 3; "Rīts", March 10, 1939, p. 15; "Rīts", March 11, 1939, p. 4; "Stāsti un Romāni", March 11, 1939, p. 23; "Kurzemes Vārds", March 12, 1939, p. 7; "Rīts", March 13, 1939, p. 4; "Latvijas Kareivis", March 14, 1939, p. 6; "Rīts", March 15, 1939, p. 16; "Brīvā Zeme", March 15, 1939, p. 12; "Brīvā Zeme", March 16, 1939, p. 12; "Brīvā Zeme", March 17, 1939, p. 5; "Rīts", March 17, 1939, p. 15; "Brīvā Zeme", March 17, 1939, p. 22; "Rīts", March 18, 1939, p. 16; "Sporta Pasaule", March 18, 1939, p. 2; "Rīts", March 19, 1939, p. 9; "Rīts", March 20, 1939, p. 12; "Valdības Vēstnesis", March 21, 1939, p. 4; "Rīts", March 21, 1939, p. 15; "Rīts", March 4, 1939, p. 16: "Ķemeru viesnīcā paredzētas pirmās 6 kārtas, bet sākot ar 10. martu, turnīru pārcels uz Rīgu, kur sacensībām aizrunāta viena no Rīgas latviešu biedrības jaunajām zālēm." "Kemeri hotel is foreseen for first 6 rounds, but starting with March 10th, the tournament will be transferred to Riga, where Latvian Society House is arranged for the competition." "Rīts", March 10, 1939, p. 5: "... Septīto turnīra kārtu turpinās parīt Rīgā,Latviešu biedrībā." "... the Seventh Round will continue to be played at the Latvian Society in Riga." "Rīts", March 11, 1939, p. 16: "7. kārtu izcīnīs šodien pl. 6 vak. Rīgas latviešu biedrībā." "Round 7 will start today at 6 pm in Riga Latvian Society". "Rīts", March 12, 1939, p. 25: "Ķemeru starptautiskā šacha turnīra septīto kārtu izcīnīja Rīgā, Latviešu biedrības telpās, pulcinot daudz skatītāju." "The seventh round of the Ķemeri International Chess Tournament was held in Riga, at the premises of the Latvian Society, bringing together a large number of spectators." "Segodnia", March 2, 1939, p.4: "The question of the Latvian participants of the 2nd international chess tournament in Kemeri is not yet resolved. Today a meeting of the governing body of the Latvian Chess Union will take place on which the list of the Latvian chess players will be finally determined. In the tournament will play V. M. Petrov and F. Apšenieks. The following candidates are: Hazenfuss, Bezruchko, Ozols, Koblencs, Melngailis, Dreibergs, Solmanis and Enzelins. The games in the Kemeri Hotel will start on the 4th of March. The second part of the tournament will be held in Riga starting on March 10." I would like to correct the name of Kemeri hotel, where the tournament was held from "National" to "Kemeri". The number of sources I used is much bigger than was listed by me (which is not too small anyway). One of the sources used the name "National hotel", so I understood that it is a "National" hotel. Many other sources, including Latvian, Russian and German languages periodicals, used the name "Kurhotel" and "Kurhotels in Kemeri" ("Rigasche Rundschau", march 6, 1939, p. 1), which means "Kurort hotels in Kemeri" or "Kemeri Resort hotels". The following article in German language mentioned the historical hotel "Kemeri", that apparently was the biggest hotel in Kemeri in 1939. (http://www.latvia.travel/de/sehensw...) "The most impressive building was Hotel Ķemeri called "White Ship" with more than 100 rooms designed and built together by famous Latvian architect Eižens Laube and Spa Hotel's chief doctor and its director Dr.Janis Libietis. The hotel was opened to guests in 1936. " https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%B... "Rigasche Rundschau", March 11, 1939, p. 8: "Die zweite Hälfte des Turniers wird ab heute in Riga im Lokal des Lettischen Vereins (Merkela Strasse) ausgetragen." "The second half of the tournament will be held today in Riga in the premises of the Latvian Society (Merkela street)." "... Arose need for new premises for meetings and other events. This task was solved in 1935 with an annex, by breaking down the adjacent 4th floors’ building on Merkela Street 15 that belonged to the Society since 1902." http://www.rlb.lv/rls-house More references to the place of the tournaments 2nd part and also to the Kemeri hotel name. "Atpūta", March 17, 1939, p. 24: "Kemeri international chess tournament second part took place in Riga, Latvian Society." "Segodnia", March 4, 1939, p. 6: "The 2nd international chess tournament in Kemeri begins today at 5 o'clock in the afternoon at the Kemeri hotel." "Segodnia", March 5, 1939, p. 9: "Latvian 'kurort' (health resort) Kemeri firmly entered the history of chess game. Yesterday in the Kemeri hotel started the 2nd for last two years international tournament." "Latvijas Kareivis", March 5, 1939, p. 6: "Ķemeri 2nd International Chess tournament participants and a lot of spectators gathered yesterday at the Kemeri hotel." "Sporta Pasaule", March 5, 1939, p. 1: "2 days ego, at Kemeri Hotel, started the 2nd International chess tournament ..." An article from "Segodnia", March 12, 1939, p. 9 - one more report about the 2 tournament parts venues. "Вчера началось продолжение кемеревского турнира в Риге. Из дворца в дворец и из санатория в... театральный зал. Шахматисты, игравшие целую неделю в замечательных условиях мартовской тишины в Кемери, вчера очутились в помещении Лаышского общества, перенолненном любителями королевской игры, дождавшихся, наконец, «переезда» в Ригу. К столикам было трудно протиснуться. В зале находился военный министр генерал Я. Балодис и другие почетные гости." "Yesterday started continuation of the Kemeri tournament in Riga. From the palace to the palace and from the sanatorium to ... the theater hall. Chess players who played a whole week in the wonderful conditions of the March silence in Kemeri, found themselves in the premises of the Latvian Society, crowded by lovers of the royal game, eagerly anticipated for «move» to Riga. It was difficult to squeeze close to the tables. In the hall there was a military minister, General Jānis Balodis and other distinguished guests." 120 games, 1939

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